Marketplace for Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Debt crisis takes its toll on Greeks

  Investors have been reassured by the Greek government's stringent deficit-reduction program. But the crisis is certainly not over, and it has left a bitter legacy in Greece. Stephen Beard reports.

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• Dow Jones rebounds from crisis low

  by Jeremy Hobson

  A year ago, the stock market hit its low as the Dow closed at 6547. Now, the Dow's about 4,000 points higher and climbing. Jeremy Hobson reports.

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• Justice Department stops health merger

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The Obama administration has blocked the merger of two Michigan insurers. The companies dropped their plans after the Justice Department threatened to sue. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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• A new TV watching experience

  by Marketplace Staff

  AdweekMedia's Jim Cooper talks with Kai Ryssdal about why Google is teaming with Dish Network to create a set-top box, and why there's a surge in 3-D TV sets.

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• A shift in young people’s views on work

  by Amy Scott

  A new survey says when it comes to finding work, job security has become the top priority for college students. Thanks to the recession, stability outranks pay and benefits. Amy Scott reports.

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• Love America? Buy Mexican.

  by Marketplace Staff

  Violence has put a strain on the Mexican economy and it has affected immigration in the U.S. How? Commentator Gustavo Arellano explains.

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• Exasperation with U.S. health care

  by Marketplace Staff

  Author Lionel Shriver talks with Kai Ryssdal about her book, "So Much for That," in which the protagonist's plans for early retirement change when his wife gets cancer. She talks with Kai Ryssdal about the American way of health care, and putting a dollar value on human life.

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